Someone said to me a couple months back that all fat people are lazy, period…..
I stopped conversing with that individual that day because that view seemed very black and white and possibly bigoted.
There is an obesity epidemic in this country, there’s no arguing that. But stating that all fat people are lazy is kind of like saying all skinny people are hard workers…..
It’s my humble opinion that the obesity epidemic in the US is a direct result of a food supply polluted with sugars and processed foods, coupled with an ever growing mental health crises. But wtf do I know……
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I'm not a fan of that sort of black-and-white thinking, especially when it's intended to denigrate people. When it comes to obesity, it's pretty obvious that there's a problem and it's not so obvious how to resolve it. Food is expensive, and the healthier foods tend to be a lot more expensive. Impoverished people are looking for meals that fit their budgets, and often that means eating heavily processed foods. There was a time that the issues was not having enough to eat; today, we get enough energy, but not healthy nutrition. And there's so much competing information about what constitutes a healthy diet that most people don't know what to do.
resserts
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Sep 23, 2023
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You make a great point on the cost associated with eating healthy. Most can’t afford to eat healthy…..
@Buck There are a few staples I rely upon that aren't too expensive, e.g., russet potatoes, brown rice, lentils, beans, sweet potatoes, other root vegetables, bananas, apples, and oranges, but fresh fruit is getting more and more expensive. Basic garden salad ingredients aren't too bad, either, if I'm careful (e.g., go for roma tomatoes, which tend to be less expensive, buy larger bags or bunches of greens as long as I'm confident I'll eat it all before it spoils, go easy on more expensive items like avocados and spinach unless it's on sale). A couple of years ago, I adopted a whole-foods, plant-based nutrition plan, and I also incorporate some intermittent and prolonged fasting; my goal was to feel healthier, because I genuinely felt during the COVID shutdown that my poor habits were leading me to an imminent heart attack or stroke. I truly felt that unhealthy. In the process of changing my nutrition and getting more exercise, I shed a lot of weight (seriously, I'm down well over a hundred pounds from my heaviest and now I'm at 145–150, which I hadn't seen since junior high school) and a few months ago I tested my blood pressure at one of those drugstore kiosks, and my reading was 98/66. I feel like I'm on a healthy path, but it does cost more than buying frozen pizzas and all the garbage I used to eat. I'm fortunate to be in a position where I can budget a little more for groceries, so I can eat a healthy variety and have it be sustainable.
Not only is healthy food expensive, but extracurricular activities are as well. We've narrowed how much recess the kids get to burn energy, keep them in after-care until we get done with work, and then spend the evening doing homework. I don't know what it's like now, but my daughter had 2 hours of homework a night in elementary school, and 3-4 hours after that. I could only afford one extracurricular activity a semester. We don't make it easy for people.
I'm obese because I stopped working out and I eat too much. I'm also unable to tell when I am full. TV watching does not help because they push ideas of food at you. At 77 I am turning into what I always avoided before.
DenoPenno
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Sep 23, 2023
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This is why I’m over weight too. I’ve been struggling with anxiety and depression the last several years, and struggle each day to find a purpose anymore….
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